Vanderbilt Alumni in Startups Panel
Curious about startups, or already building, investing, or working at one?
Join Nu(v) and Campus Venture Studio for the Vanderbilt Alumni in Startups Panel, a candid conversation with Vanderbilt alumni who have built, funded, and scaled companies across healthcare, artificial intelligence, spatial intelligence, cybersecurity, and deep tech.
Designed for students interested in the startup ecosystem, the discussion will explore what working in startups actually looks like, how founders and investors evaluate opportunities, lessons learned while building companies, and advice for students considering where they can contribute.
Panelists
Courtney Sherbal is the co-founder and CEO of LIORA Health, an AI-enabled women’s healthcare startup helping women navigate complex chronic conditions. A 2021 magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, Courtney previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and private equity at L Catterton. She is currently an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School.
Edward Nass is a 2016 Vanderbilt graduate and the founder and CEO of AIRIA, an AI-powered spatial intelligence company helping universities, businesses, and government agencies optimize facility utilization, improve safety, and reduce operating costs. Before founding AIRIA, Edward was an executive at cybersecurity company Darktrace.
Michael Berolzheimer is the founder and managing partner of Bee Partners, a pre-seed venture capital firm backing founders working across AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and other frontier technologies. Michael has partnered with founders on more than 100 pre-seed investments through funds totaling over $150 million. He graduated with honors from Vanderbilt in 2000 with dual degrees in Computer Science and Economics and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for Vanderbilt’s College of Connected Computing.
Annabelle McNeill Wright is a Vanderbilt alumna, chief of staff at Climatic, and MBA candidate at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She previously worked at Glossier and McKinsey & Company and is helping lead Nu(v)’s San Francisco efforts.
The conversation will be moderated by Chancellor Emeritus Nick Zeppos.
Friday, October 16
4:00 p.m. CT
The event location will be shared with guests upon Luma registration approval.
Presented by Nu(v) and Campus Venture Studio. Sponsored by Rho.